Name: Kibwe Johnson
Sport: Track and Field
Event: Hammer Throw
Height: 6’2”
Current Residence: Kamloops, BC
College: Ashland University
Olympic Experience:
- 2012 Olympic Games, 9th in hammer throw
Career Highlights:
- Two-time national outdoor champion (2011, 2012)
- 2011 Pan American Games, gold, (set record)
- 2008 national indoor champion (weight throw)
- 2007 Pan American Games, silver
- 2007 national Outdoor Championships, 2nd
- 2006 national Indoor Championships, 2nd (weight throw)
Fun Facts: Kibwe's name means "stone" in Swahili, but in another dialect means "fox"
Learn more:
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